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The Haskell Free Library and Opera House building on the U.S.-Canadian border.
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Could New Border Restrictions Literally Tear the Haskell Free Library Apart?

The library, which straddles the U.S.–Canadian border, has seamlessly served patrons in both countries since 1904. That’s all changing thanks to rising international tensions.
The Podcast Team June 13, 2025
Belvedere, Sint Maarten

Concordia Monument

Where Saint-Martin ends and Sint Maarten begins (or vice versa).
Paju, South Korea

Camp Greaves

An arts and culture complex that was once a derelict American military installation in the civilian control zone of the DMZ.
Nahwa.
Nahwa, United Arab Emirates

Nahwa

A small United Arab Emirates territory within an Omani enclave within the United Arab Emirates.
1915 Michigan border post
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15 Places Where Borders Get a Little Strange

Sometimes they're more than just a line on a map.
Jonathan Carey August 26, 2022
border crossings

Podcast: The 49th Parallel

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team April 26, 2021
From Maple Beach in Point Roberts, Washington, locals have a clear view of Canada to the north.
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A Border Town Is Now Isolated From Both the U.S. and Canada

Ever since COVID-19 shut down the border, Point Roberts has been neither here nor there.
Atlas Obscura August 11, 2020
Mkhomazi Wilderness area, South Africa

Sani Pass

Brace yourself for the slowest, scariest, most spectacular drive, down the Drakensberg Escarpment.
The entrance to Tashanta
Tashanta, Russia

Tashanta

The last stop in southeast Russia.
Ciudad Juárez, Mexico

Kentucky Club

When life gives you Prohibition, open a bar in Juárez.
Phaneromenis 70.
Nicosia, Cyprus

Phaneromenis 70

A unique art center and shop just below a United Nations Checkpoint in central Nicosia.
Semināra iela/Sepa tänav border.
Valga, Estonia

Valga/Valka Border

For the last century, this international border within a small town has appeared and disappeared various times.
Marvão, Portugal

Porto Roque Border Post

An abandoned anti-smuggling station decays along the boundary between Portugal and Spain.
Muotkavaara.
Inari, Finland

Treriksrøysa

This cairn marks the only place where Central European Time, Eastern European Time, and Further-eastern European Time meet.
Outside crossing when there is no snow.
Rovaniemi, Finland

Rovaniemi's Arctic Circle Border

If you visit Santa's village, you can get your passport stamped to show you crossed into the Arctic Circle.
Doi Tung trenches.
Tambon Pong Ngam, Thailand

Doi Tung Trenches

The Thai Army has dug deep trenches along the Thai/Myanmar border to prevent drug smuggling.
Russian post clearly indicating Border Crossing No. 487.
Teshig, Mongolia

Mongolia/Russia Border Crossing No. 487

This extremely remote border crossing was closed to prevent smuggling and looting.
The Poker Creek border crossing.
Eagle, Alaska

Poker Creek

The northernmost international land border crossing in the United States.